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Fri. June 24, 1898: Ther. 9-15 am 76º, Wea. clear & bright the weather was most to warm to be pleasant working. I planted 3 rows of melons below the garden and finished plowing the sand bottom piece after breaking two plows up pretty bad. Saturday 25: Ther. 8-25; 75º., Wea. clear Watered the land for melons on the sand bottom and hoed some cane. I went to Rockville in the after noon to get the calf that I left in Shunes Creek but didn’t find it.

These diaries, written by William Louis Crawford, contains daily comments on the weather and on his activities with family and associates, crop growing, animal herding, photography, crayon painting, travel, church, etc. while living with his family at Oak Creek in Zion Canyon near Springdale, Utah. The first begins in the year 1898 when Louis was 25. Missionary experiences in Oklahoma are recorded from Nov. 17, 1904 to June 13, 1906.

Fri. June 24, 1898: Ther. 9-15 am 76º, Wea. clear & bright the weather was most to warm to be pleasant working. I planted 3 rows of melons below the garden and finished plowing the sand bottom piece after breaking two plows up pretty bad. Saturday 25: Ther. 8-25; 75º., Wea. clear Watered the land for melons on the sand bottom and hoed some cane. I went to Rockville in the after noon to get the calf that I left in Shunes Creek but didn’t find it.